Casey Loyd

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Casey Loyd

| fullname = Casey Nicole Loyd

| image = Casey Nogueira press conference 2006.jpg

| image_size = 180

| caption = December 2006

| birth_name = Casey Nicole Nogueira{{cite web |url=https://goheels.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/casey-nogueira/7880 |title=Casey Nogueira |publisher=North Carolina Tar Heels |access-date=June 26, 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|23}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, United States

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2004–2006

| collegeyears1 = 2006–2009

| youthclubs1 = CASL Spartan Elite

| college1 = North Carolina Tar Heels

| years1 = 2008–2009 | clubs1 = Cary Lady Clarets | caps1 = 10 | goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = Chicago Red Stars | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2011 | clubs3 = Sky Blue FC | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 5

| years4 = 2012 | clubs4 = FC Dallas Women | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = FC Kansas City | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2010

| nationalteam1 = United States

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates-expand = yes

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }}

| pcupdate = May 26, 2013

| ntupdate = May 22, 2010

}}

Casey Nicole Loyd ({{nee|Nogueira}}; born February 23, 1989) is an American former professional soccer midfielder. She played collegiately for the North Carolina Tar Heels, where she won two national championships. She played professionally for the Los Angeles Sol, Sky Blue FC, and Chicago Red Stars of the WPS and FC Kansas City of the NWSL. She earned five caps with the United States national team. As a member of the national under-20 team, she played at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship and the 2007 Pan American Games.

Early life

Daughter of Victor Nogueira, Casey was born in San Diego, California while her father played for the San Diego Sockers. She began playing soccer when she was five. In 1992, her father moved to the Milwaukee Wave where he played for 12 seasons. Nogueira grew up in nearby Cedarburg, Wisconsin with her mother. Her father coached her on local boys' teams until she entered Cedarburg High School at which point, she played for the girls' soccer team. In 2004, having spent her freshman year in Wisconsin, Nogueira moved to Raleigh, North Carolina with her mother.

In North Carolina, Nogueira attended Broughton High School. She was the 2005 Gatorade Player of the Year. She was a 2005 Parade Magazine and NSCAA high school All American and graduated a year early in 2006. The Capitals won one state championship and finished runner up once during her two years with the team. She was the 2005 state championship MVP. In addition to her high school team, Nogueira also played for the CASL Spartan Elite, winning the 2005 regional championship and finishing third at the national U-17 championship.

=University of North Carolina=

In 2006, Nogueira played for the North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team. The Tar Heels won the 2006 National Championship. While Nogueira had started only one game that season, she started both the semifinal and final games due to team injuries. Nogueira scored in both games, earning a position on the all tournament team. She led the team in scoring with 21 goals her junior season, capping the year when she scored both goals as UNC won the 2008 NCAA championships, 2–1 over the University of Notre Dame.{{Cite web |last=Bernstein |first=Viv |date=2008-12-07 |title=Nogueira and Tar Heels Retake Women's Soccer Title |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/sports/soccer/08women.html?ref=soccer |access-date=2012-11-21 |website=The New York Times}} As a junior, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's top soccer player.{{Cite web |title=Casey Nogueira Wins 2009 Honda Sports Award for Soccer |url=https://goheels.com/news/2008/12/18/205471575.aspx |access-date=2020-03-20 |website=University of North Carolina Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite journal |title=Soccer |url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/soccer |access-date=2020-03-21 |website=CWSA |language=en}}

Playing career

=Club=

==Carolina RailHawk Women==

In 2008, Nogueira signed with the Carolina RailHawks Women, now known as the Cary Lady Clarets, an expansion W-League team.{{Cite web |date=2008-02-28 |title=Carolina RailHawks Women Announce Initial Roster |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/carolina-railhawks-women-announce-initial-roster/n-3598545 |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Fellerath |first=David |date=2008-12-07 |title=Professional women's soccer to return to Cary? And UNC women win NCAA soccer title |url=https://indyweek.com/api/content/4b466c69-92f3-54ea-9edf-fe5c00acf2cd/ |access-date=2021-11-27 |website=INDY Week |language=en-us }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==Los Angeles Sol==

Nogueira was drafted 8th overall to the Los Angeles Sol.{{Cite web |title=Sol draft two collegiate standouts from UNC Tar Heels |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/la/news/press_releases/100115-la-draft.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121052705/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/la/news/press_releases/100115-la-draft.aspx |archive-date=January 21, 2010 |access-date=March 7, 2013 |publisher=Women's Professional Soccer}}

==Chicago Red Stars==

After the Sol folded, Nogueira was drafted to the Chicago Red Stars. Nogueira made her WPS league debut for the Red Stars as a second-half substitute against Sky Blue FC on April 11, 2010, and scored her first league goal for the club against St. Louis Athletica on April 17, 2010.{{Cite web |last=McCarthy, Jack |date=2010-04-17 |title=Red Stars rally to 1–1 tie with visiting St. Louis |url=http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/04/red-stars-trail-1-0-at-halftime.html |publisher=Chicagobreakingsports.com}}

==Sky Blue FC==

After Chicago Red Stars announced it would not be part of the Women's Professional Soccer in 2011,{{Cite web |title= Letter From Chicago Red Stars Owners |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/101213-redstars-letter.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407113806/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/general/101213-redstars-letter.aspx |archive-date=April 7, 2011 |access-date=2013-07-05 |df=mdy}} Nogueira signed as a free agent with Sky Blue FC on December 23, 2010.{{Cite web |title=Casey Nogueira |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/ny/players/bios/nogueira-casey |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305163659/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/ny/players/bios/nogueira-casey |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |access-date=2012-03-05 |df=mdy}} She was named Player of the Week on June 30, 2011.{{Cite web |title=Player of the Week |url=http://www.womensprosoccer.com/Home/news/press_releases/110630-pow12-nogueira.aspx}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

==FC Kansas City==

WPS folded in January 2012 and rather than pursue top-flight soccer overseas, Nogueira and moved to Dallas area to be close to her boyfriend and FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd (the two became engaged that February and married in October).{{Cite news |last=Howard |first=Greg |date=June 25, 2013 |title=Zach Loyd and Casey Nogueira: The Couple That Plays, Although Not (Always) Together |work=Dallas Observer |url=http://www.dallasobserver.com/news/zach-loyd-and-casey-nogueira-the-couple-that-plays-although-not-always-together-7129746}} After a season with FC Dallas's women's team in the Women's Premier Soccer League,{{Cite news |last=Kassouf |first=Jeff |date=March 27, 2013 |title=Fresh start for Loyd (Nogueira) in Kansas City |work=The Equalizer |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/03/27/casey-loyd-nogueira-signs-fc-kansas-city/}} Nogueira –now known as Casey Loyd– was selected during the fourth round (30th overall) of the 2013 NWSL Supplemental Draft by FC Kansas City.{{Cite web |title=Rundown of FC Kansas City's Supplemental Draft Picks |url=http://www.nwslnews.com/rundown-of-fc-kansas-citys-supplemental-draft-picks/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109231001/http://www.nwslnews.com/rundown-of-fc-kansas-citys-supplemental-draft-picks/ |archive-date=November 9, 2013 |access-date=March 7, 2013 |publisher=NWSL News}}{{Cite web |title=Six-round supplemental draft rounds out NWSL rosters |date=February 7, 2013 |url=http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/07/nwsl-supplemental-draft/ |access-date=March 7, 2013 |publisher=NBC Sports}}

=International=

==Youth teams==

Noguiera entered the national team program in 2004, when she was called into the U-16 Women's National Team. She moved up to the U-17 team the next year. In 2006, she was a member of the U.S. U-20 women's national team which took fourth place at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. In 2007, the U.S. entered its U-20 team in the 2007 Pan American Games even though the other participating nations sent their full national teams. The U.S. won the silver medal, falling to Brazil in the final. Noguiera scored a goal in each of the three group games.{{Cite web |date=2007-08-02 |title=Panamerican Games 2007 on RSSSF |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/panam-wom07.html |access-date=2012-11-21 |publisher=Rsssf.com}}

==Senior team==

She earned her first cap with the senior team in a 1–1 tie with England on January 28, 2007. She started, but came off for Lindsay Tarpley at half time.{{Cite web |title=Game Report |url=http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281649.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013194145/http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_281649.html |archivedate=October 13, 2007}} She was called up

to the senior team in May 2009 versus Canada but did not play. In February 2010, she was named to the Algarve Cup roster.

Personal life

She married fellow Tar Heel and FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd on October 13, 2012. In 2012, the couple began coaching Vickery United, a youth soccer team for children of refugees in the North Dallas neighborhood of Vickery Meadow. They have two sons.{{Cite news |last=Kay |first=Bryan |date=June 16, 2015 |title=Vickery United: the Dallas soccer club for America's refugees |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/16/dallas-soccer-club-americas-refugees}}

References

External links

{{FIFA_player|252462}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080512053656/http://www.ussoccer.com/bio/index.jsp_78517.html US Soccer player profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080220130012/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/nogueira_casey00.html UNC-Chapel Hill player profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20100313010535/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/chicago/team/player-bios/nogueira-casey Chicago Red Stars: Casey Nogueira]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120305163659/http://www.womensprosoccer.com/ny/players/bios/nogueira-casey Sky Blue FC: Casey Nogueira]
[http://www.fckansascity.com/casey-loyd/ FC Kansas City player profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130409164354/http://www.fckansascity.com/casey-loyd/ |date=April 9, 2013 }}

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Needham B. Broughton High School alumni

Category:American people of Mozambican descent

Category:American people of Portuguese descent

Category:Sportspeople of Portuguese descent

Category:American women's soccer players

Category:Chicago Red Stars players

Category:Gotham FC players

Category:United States women's international soccer players

Category:North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer players